Wajib

Wajib

2017 · 100 min · AR · 7.0 (43 votes)
Dir. Annemarie Jacir · Starring Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik, Lama Tatour, Monera Shehadeh, Henry Andrawes
Drama

After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering tension between the two — who are often stuck in a car, more often than not in traffic — builds, exposing the sometimes-comic chasms that exist between men who live in different worlds but share an unshakable bond.

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A quiet, character-driven drama that feels like a lived-in experience. It captures the subtle tensions and unspoken affections of a father-son relationship navigating duty, distance, and differing life paths with gentle humor and profound empathy.

melancholicwryintrospectivetenderslow-burnslice-of-lifecharacter-drivenrealistic dramaobservationalfamily obligationfather-son relationshipcultural disconnectduty
palestineparent child relationship
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